General and Particular Prospects of the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Serc, Arm and Jethou. Belonging to Great Britain, and Situated in the British Channel near the Coast of France. Drawn on the Spot by I.H. Bastide and Finished by C. Lempriere in the Year 1731. The Publication whereof hath been Subscribed to by the following Nobleman and Gentlemen. [Alphabetical list of subscribers follows, including 'His Grace the Duke of Montagu']. 'Pour le Duc de Montagu' annotated in pencil on verso.
Engraving. Sheet 470 x 320mm. Trimmed to plate. A lovely example of a list of subscribers, in an ornate rococo frame, and evidently the personal copy of one of the subscribers themselves, the Duke of Montagu. Provenance: De Saumarez collection.
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